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Do you write about your photos? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by chrisdc451@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro
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Hi!

I’m curious about how many of you photographers write about your photos. I’ve got a specific reason for asking this.

Over the last few years my taste in what I photograph has changed quite a bit. I couldn’t find a thread through the images for quite a while, until I pulled a few out from a couple-month span and wrote about them. It was super useful for me, helping me realize what I was getting drawn to, and that in turn helped me focus my work going forward.

I’m curious if any of you write about your work too. Please tell me about it!

And please drop a link to the writing below if it’s public. I’d be down to give it a look.

Cheers!

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[–] qtx@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It's okay to supplement a photo with a story but the moment you need to tell a story to explain what you are seeing or are supposed to feel then the photo isn't any good.

But sadly enough a lot of people buy photos based on the story that goes with it and not because of the photo, so it's become a case of who can bullshit the most will sell the most.